Reviews
Reviews of movies and TV shows available to watch online on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime Instant Video, NOW TV, BBC iPlayer, iTunes, BFI Player and more.
VOD film review: The Theory of Everything
May 13, 2015 | David Farnor
Eddie Redmayne is remarkable in this winning, if unoriginal, biopic of Stephen Hawking.Read More
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 2 (Verbis Diablo)
May 12, 2015 | David Farnor
Already seen Episode 2 of Season 2? Read on at the bottom for some additional spoiler-filled analysis.
“She held her own against Satan himself,” said Ethan Chandler of Vanessa Ives in the first episode of Penny Dreadful Season 2. “But … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 5
May 12, 2015 | David Farnor
Already seen Episode 5? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.
Welcome back to Westeros, where the word of the week is: calcification.
The process by which soft tissue hardens has lingered in the background of the … Read More
VOD film review: Testament of Youth
May 11, 2015 | David Farnor
This adaptation of Vera Brittain’s WWI memoir is undeniably stirring cinema.Read More
UK TV review: The Enfield Haunting (Episode 2 and 3)
May 10, 2015 | David Farnor
A moving finale to a scary mini-series.Read More
Short film review: Captcha (2015)
May 10, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Ed Tracy Cast: Arthur Darvill, Amy Beth Hayes Runtime: 15mins Watch Captcha online in the UK: We Are Colony
Every Sunday, we review a short film and tell you where to watch it. We call it Short Film Sunday.
National Gallery review: Completely absorbing
May 10, 2015 | David Farnor
This three-hour tour behind-the-scenes of the National Galley is completely absorbing. Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 14 (The Search)
May 10, 2015 | David Farnor
Not seen Episodes 1 to 13? This will contain spoilers. Already seen Episode 14? Read on at the bottom for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.
After Jamie was held at gunpoint, last week gave us another cliffhanger involving Jamie in peril: … Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 22 (This Is Your Sword)
May 9, 2015 | Matthew Turner
Considering how well the show has handled some of its earlier episodes (including the blinding mid-season finale), this week’s instalment is frustrating on a number of different levels. That’s not to say it doesn’t deliver handsomely in terms of character … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Charlie St. Cloud
May 9, 2015 | David Farnor
Mawkish with an extra helping of mawk.Read More
